Affordable 1-bedroom apartments for rent in Upper West Side
Upper West Side has 35 apartments for rent in this 1-bedroom scope, and 1-bedrooms and 2-bedrooms are the most common unit types. If you are comparing nearby areas, Lincoln Square and Manhattan Valley are part of the same search neighborhood set. Upper West Side has an average building rating of 4.0/5 across 93 rated buildings, an average tenancy length of 4.8 months based on 85 relisted units, and an average rent increase of 10.0% based on 248 relisted units (building-level trends; individual units can differ)
Browse 35 affordable 1-bedroom apartments for rent in Upper West Side, Manhattan, with asking rents up to $4,600. This page is scoped to 1-bedrooms, so you can compare options by rent, building quality, and neighborhood fit without sorting through other unit sizes. Openigloo helps you check renter-focused details before you apply, including building reviews and patterns around rent increases and tenancy length. The affordable filter here uses a $4,600 ceiling, based on the 25th percentile of gross rents for this neighborhood and bedroom scope, so it can shift if you change the area or bedroom count.
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What to check before for 1-bedroom affordable apartments in Upper West Side, Manhattan
- Affordable here means asking rents at or below $4,600/month for 1-bedroom apartments in Upper West Side.
- This scope is built for one-bedroom budget planning, where unit count, median rent, and bedroom count all affect what you can realistically target.
- The full monthly cost still matters: broker fee, deposit, utilities, and move-in charges can change whether an apartment fits your budget.
- Compare building reviews on Openigloo to look for patterns in rent increases, tenancy length, and resident feedback before you apply.
- If you are also considering nearby options, compare Upper West Side with Lincoln Square and Manhattan Valley because neighborhood boundaries can change what appears in your search.
